Tom Gores, a Los Angeles-based financier who grew up in the Flint, Mich., area, has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the Detroit Pistons and other Palace Sports & Entertainment properties. It still must be approved by the NBA.

Chuck Daly's team gathered around him one last time. Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn were side by side on one end, Joe Dumars on the right, Isiah Thomas and Vinnie Johnson standing together a few feet back.

Here's the last Spygate TV interview I'd like to see: New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick before the U.S. Congress. I'm as sick of Spygate as most fans. Yes, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) has an ax to grind with the Patriots. Getting Congress involved is usually a bad idea. Remember the posturing during the Roger Clemens hearing? But until his sit-down with Armen Keteyian on the CBS Evening News on Friday night, Belichick has mostly blown off Spygate questions. It would be tougher to get away with evasive answers to Congress.

It is pro sports' open secret: A legal, but risky, world of women, adult entertainment, testosterone, money and alcohol, where athletes bond with teammates, celebrate victories and drown sorrows over losses.

Kasey Kahne dominated the Busch Series field for the last 42 laps on his way to winning Saturday night's Carquest Auto Parts 300. He was hoping to carry some of that success into the Nextel Cup Series on Sunday. "I think we've got a top 10 (car) and maybe better," said Kahne, who hasn't managed a finish better than 12th since placing seventh in the season-opening Daytona 500.